Mid Sussex Marlins are always looking for new coaches and teachers and there are lots of courses that enable you to get involved and trained up. This will not only enable you to get more involved in the club but also can lead to getting paid for your contribution to the swimming club.

If you are interested in training as a swimming coach please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we can give you further details.

Current Vacancies (May 2011)

Assistant Coach (2 vacancies):  These are paid positions. Please see out advert on the ASA website: Marlins Vacancies.  Applicants must be qualified at level 2 or above and have coaching experience in a competitive environment.  Coaches should expect to work with Training Groups and/or Teaching Groups s well as squads.   Examples of current opportunities include:

• Silver Squad Coach (to manage the squad and coach all sessions);
• some Training Group sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings (working with other coaches under the overall supervision of the Training Group Coach);
• Skills Group on Sundays (working with another coach);
• Mini Squad Coach (to manage the squad and coach some sessions).

 Level 2 Teachers or Coaches: for Training Groups on:

• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings (working with other coaches under the overall supervision of the Training Group Coach);

Level 2 and Level 1 Teachers: For teaching groups on:

• Monday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Dolphin.  We particularly need level 2 teachers for 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm.
• Wednesday evening from 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm at Ardingly College
• Saturday morning for various sessions between 9:15 am and 11:30 am at the Dolphin.
• Saturday morning from 9:15 am to 10:45 at the Triangle.
• For teaching cover for teaching group and training group sessions (please indicate which times you would be available for.  The session times can be found on our website at: http://olymposmarlins.org/swimming/training-schedule.

Offers for parts of these sessions are welcome.

There may also be opportunities to volunteer for Tuesday evening from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the near future.

 Poolside Assistants: for any teaching group sessions. 

You will be working with and under the direction of a qualified teacher.  No previous experience is required.

 Trainee Teachers:

 If you want to qualify as a swimming teacher we will fund your training in return for a commitment to teach for the club.

For teaching and poolside assistant positions please contact Stuart Ward on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 01444-246368.

For training groups please contact Russell Knottley on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For coaching positions please contact John Mills on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a copy of your CV.

For all roles you will require CRB which the club arranges through the ASA.

Training as a Swimming Teacher or Coach

We work closely with Swim UK (formerly Brighton Swimming Teachers Centre) to place students on their scheduled courses.   If you are interested contact Stuart Ward, our Principal Teacher,  on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 01444-246368 for more information.

The Swim UK website is http://www.brightonswimmingteacherscentre.com/

If you are looking for your first course look for the details and course dates for Level 1 aquatics.

To train as a teacher you should be at least 16 at the end of your training course.  

Details of the qualifications for swimming teaching and coaching and the prerequisites for the associated course are on the ASA website at: http://www.swimming.org/asa/teaching-and-coaching/asa-qualifications/

There is also a link to a document which maps older qualifications to the current qualification structure.